US Stocks: The Dow fell 0.93%, gaining 0.72% for the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.71%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.81%, with weekly losses of 1.97% and 3.65%, respectively. Bonds: By the end of the trading day, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury was around 4.24%, up about 4 basis points for the day. The yield on the 2-year Treasury was around 4.51%, also up about 4 basis points for the day, with both yields rising about 6 basis points for the week. Commodities: WTI August crude futur...
Stocks: The Dow Jones fell 1.29%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.78%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.7%. Bonds: The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose 4.65 basis points, reaching a new high of 4.2040%. The 2-year Treasury yield increased by approximately 3.60 basis points, hitting 4.4735%. Commodities: WTI crude oil for August delivery fell $0.03, or about 0.04%, to $82.82 per barrel. Brent crude for September delivery rose $0.03, or less than 0.04%, to $85.11 per barrel. COMEX gold...
Stocks: The Dow rose 0.59%, the S&P 500 fell 1.39%, and the Nasdaq dropped 2.77%. Bonds: The 10-year US Treasury yield fell by 0.78 basis points to 4.1498%. The two-year Treasury yield rose by 1.65 basis points to 4.4337%. Commodities: WTI August crude futures rose $2.09, or 2.52%, to $82.85 per barrel. Brent September crude futures rose $1.35, or 1.61%, to $85.08 per barrel. COMEX December gold futures fell 0.17% to $2512.50 per ounce. COMEX December silver futures f...
100% certainty Traders are now certain that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by September, with a 93.3% probability of a quarter percentage point cut and a 6.7% probability of a half percentage point cut. This certainty stems from the recent consumer price index update, which showed annual inflation slowing to 3%, the lowest in three years. A month ago, the odds of a September rate cut were only around 70%. Gold hits record high Gold prices surged to a rec...